Sun, 23 Jul 2006, 07:11 PM Super Gas Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7330 Shawn Langdon                        7613 Kevin Kleineweber
E7                  -0.001  9.858 151.24     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.902 147.99
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E6                   0.006  9.888 -0.012      (R Nicholas  ) 0.026  9.946  0.046
E5    (R Beckstrom ) 0.010  9.902  0.002      (G Hehr      ) 0.039  9.914  0.014
E4    (D Sefton    ) 0.022  9.890 -0.010      (T Bayer     ) 0.010  9.923  0.023
E3    (D Coapstick ) 0.011  9.882 -0.018      (C Plaizier  ) 0.030  9.886 -0.014
E2    (J Whitmore  ) 0.012  9.917  0.017      (L Scarth    ) 0.010  9.898 -0.002
E1    (D Bracey    ) 0.001  9.955  0.055      (C Geise     ) 0.013  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #29  9.955  0.055                       #20  9.941  0.041

4:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,871 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

The 2nd final in a row is decided on the starting line - Langdon red lit by the smallest margin possible, Kleineweber would have been very tough, he threw out a .016 package for the final in Super Gas. Congrats to the whole Hughes Performance team!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink